Maria WOJCIEKOWSKI b. 17 Feb 1865 Austria d. 3 Feb 1933: Our Family History

1865 - 1933 (67 years)

Name	Maria WOJCIEKOWSKI [1, 2, 3, 4]
Born	17 Feb 1865	Austria [5]
Born	This birth date differs from what is recorded on Maria's headstone. But given that Maria Bara has access to the local archives, we are going to consider this the definitive date.
Gender	Female
Also Known As	Marianna WOJCIEKOWSKI [4]
Also Known As	Mary WOJCIEKOWSKI [5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
Immigration	24 Apr 1898	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada [4, 10]
		S.S. Bulgaria Ship Name: Bulgaria Years in service: 1898-1913 Funnels: 1 Masts: 2 Aliases: Canada (1913), Bulgaria (1913), Hercules (1917), Philippines (1919) Shipping Line: Hamburg-American Ship Description: Built by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, Germany. Tonnage: 11,440. Dimensions: 501' x 62'. Twin-screw, 12 knots. Quadruple expansion engines. Two masts and…
		Passenger Manifest of the S.S. Bulgaria Ship: BULGARIA Departure Port and Date: Hamburg, Germany - 1898-04-11 Port and Date of Arrival: Halifax, N.S. - 1898-04-24 Remarks: List Number: 85 Reference: RG 76 Microfilm: C-4518
		Passenger Manifest of the S.S. Bulgaria Ship: BULGARIA Departure Port and Date: Hamburg, Germany - 1898-04-11 Port and Date of Arrival: Halifax, N.S. - 1898-04-24 Remarks: List Number: 85 Reference: RG 76 Microfilm: C-4518
Census	1901	Conjuring Creek, Alberta, Canada [11]
Census		1901 Census of Canada Province: The Territories District: Alberta District Number: 202 Sub-District: Conjuring Creek Sub-District Number: D1-1 Family Number: 28 Page: 3
Naturalization	27 Oct 1902 [4]
Census	28 Jun 1906	Strathcona, Alberta, Canada [12]
Census		1906 Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta Province: Alberta, District: Strathcona, Sub-District: 36, Page 7 (Townships 47, 48, 49 in Ranges 26, 27, Fractional Townships 47, 48, 49 In range 28, and Those Parts of Townships 51 in Ranges 26, 27, 28 Lying South of The North Saskatchewan River, All West of The 4th M)
Census	1911	Strathcona, Alberta, Canada [7]
Census		1911 Census of Canada Province: Alberta, District No. 6 Strathcona, Enumeration District No. 40, Page 5
Census	29 Jun 1916	Leduc, Alberta, Canada [6]
Census		1916 Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta Province: Alberta, District No. 42, Sub-District No. 42, Enumeration District No. 11 in Township 50, Range 26, W 4th, Page 19
Census	1921	Strathcona, Alberta, Canada [9]
Census		1921 Census of Canada Province: Alberta, District No. 11 Strathcona, Enumeration Sub-District No. 25 in Liberty Municipality, Page 5
Census	1931	Calmar, Leduc, Alberta, Canada [8]
Census		1931 Census of Canada Electoral District No. 226, Wetaskiwin, Enumeration Sub-District No. 47, Municipality of Liberty
Died	3 Feb 1933 [4, 13]
Buried	Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Cemetery/Nisku, Alberta, Canada [13]
Buried		BARA, Szczepan and Maria
Person ID	I1700	Family Tree
Last Modified	16 Jul 2024

Father	Antoni WOJCIEKOWSKI, b. UNKNOWN, d. UNKNOWN
Relationship	natural
Mother	Anna FECOWICZ, b. UNKNOWN, d. UNKNOWN
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F798	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Szczepan Adam BARA, b. 15 Dec 1862, Austria , d. 28 Apr 1935, Leduc, Leduc, Alberta, Canada (Age 72 years)

Children

+	1. Katherine BARA, b. Nov 1891, Austria , d. 16 Apr 1969 (Age ~ 77 years) [natural]
+	2. Michael F. BARA, b. 12 Oct 1892, Laszki, Galicia , d. 30 Dec 1981, Leduc, Alberta, Canada (Age 89 years) [natural]
+	3. Annie BARA, b. 13 Dec 1894, Austria , d. 27 Aug 1974, Calmar, Leduc, Alberta, Canada (Age 79 years) [natural]
+	4. Agnes BARA, b. 1898, Austria , d. 7 Dec 1985 (Age 87 years) [natural]
+	5. Albert BARA, b. 31 Jan 1900, Rabbit Hill, Alberta, Canada , d. 6 Apr 1980 (Age 80 years) [natural]
	6. John B. BARA, b. 1904, Alberta, Canada , d. 24 May 1973 (Age 69 years) [natural]
	7. Alexander BARA, b. Nov 1905, Alberta, Canada , d. 29 Nov 1935, Leduc, Alberta, Canada (Age ~ 30 years) [natural]
+	8. Victoria Thelma BARA, b. 15 Mar 1908, Alberta, Canada , d. 1 Jul 2000 (Age 92 years) [natural]

Photos

BARA, Maria
BARA, Steve

Last Modified 16 Jul 2024

Family ID F557 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 17 Feb 1865 - Austria
	Immigration - 24 Apr 1898 - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
	Census - 1901 - Conjuring Creek, Alberta, Canada
	Census - 28 Jun 1906 - Strathcona, Alberta, Canada
	Census - 1911 - Strathcona, Alberta, Canada
	Census - 29 Jun 1916 - Leduc, Alberta, Canada
	Census - 1921 - Strathcona, Alberta, Canada
	Census - 1931 - Calmar, Leduc, Alberta, Canada
	Buried - - Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Cemetery/Nisku, Alberta, Canada

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Photos
BARA Farm Aerial

Sources

[S243] Pioneers and Progress, Calmar and District, Calmar and District Historical Society, (Name: Co-op Press Ltd.; Date: 1980;), Michael Bara.
... with his parents Szczepan and Maria Bara from Jaroslaw, Poland.
[S267] RUHL, Janice, Email of 18 Nov 2008.
Maria Bara's maiden name is Wojciekowki.
[S268] Journey Through Faith, (Name: Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church; Location: Nisku, Alberta; Date: 1994;), Page 99, Szczepan and Maria (Wojciekowski) Bara.
Szczepan married Maria Wojciekowski...
[S1192] Dictionary of Ukrainian Canadian Biography of Pioneer Settlers of Alberta, (Name: Ukrainian Pioneers' Association of Alberta; Date: 1984;).
No. 33. Leduc, Alta., 1898; Leduc, Alta., 1902; Glidehurst, Alta.,
p.o. 1923.

BARA, Stefan, Bara Stefan, Bara Stefan. Born 1866 in Galicia, Austria,
(Western Ukraine), son of Jan Bara and Polyanna Fedyrko, Died 28 April 1935
in Leduc, Alta. Wife Maria (Marianna), born 1870 in Galicia, daughter of Anton
Wojciechowski, died 3 February 1933 in Edmonton. Children on landing:
Joseph 1. Arrived in Canada on S.S. BULGARIA, landing at Halifax 24 April
1898. HGR Vol. 16. 1898. No. 71484. Date of Application: 1 June 1898. Name:
Stefan Sara. Homestead: NE-22-50-26-W.4.M. Applic. No. 4165. Distr. No.
44. List. No. 580. Patent granted. Naturalization granted 27 October 1902.
Supr. Crt. N. W. T. Edmonton, Alta. Name: Stefan Bara. Residence: Leduc,
Alta. Occupation: Farmer. Former residence: Galicia. (Own signature). Listed
on same quarter section in 1923. P.o. Glidehurst, Alta. (CRDM Alta. No. 142.
1923).

Stefan Bara died in Leduc 28 April 1935 and was survived by four sons, Mike of Leduc, Albert of Calmar, John of Leduc and Louis at home; four daughters, Kate, Annie, Agnes and Victoria, all of Calmar. (E.J. 9 May 1935.)
[S396] BARA, Maria, Email of 05 Aug 2009.
- Szczepan BARA was born on December 15, in 1862, his wife Maria WOJCIECHOWSKI was born on Feb 17, 1865,
- Maria WOJCIECHOWSKI was daughter of Antoni Wojciechowski and Anna Fecowicz.
----Antoni WOJCIECHOWSKI was son of JAKUB WOJCIECHOWSKI and REGINA GRELA.
----Anna FECOWICZ was daughter of Andrzej FECOWICZ and ANIELA CZUBA.
[S310] 1916 Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, Province: Alberta, District No. 42, Sub District No. 42, Enumeration District No. 11, Township 50, Range 26, W 4th, Page 19.
[S509] 1911 Census of Canada, Alberta, Strathcona, Enumeration District No. 40, Fifth Census of Canada Schedule; Online Images, Page 5.
[S1316] 1931 Census of Canada, Alberta, Electoral District No. 226, Wetaskiwin, Enumeration Sub-District No. 47, Sixth Census of Canada Schedule; Online Images, Municipality of Liberty Rural, Page 16.
Lines 9 thru 11
[S671] 1921 Census of Canada, Alberta, District No. 11, Strathcona, Enumeration Sub-District No. 25, Sixth Census of Canada Schedule; Online Images, Page 5A; The MANCHAK family at the bottom of this page COULD be John (Joannes) & Mary MANCHAK. The child names closely align, but are ever so slightly off. Additionally, the family should list 2 - 3 more children, but the next census page starts with a different family.
Lines 37 thru 44
[S269] Passenger Manifest of the S.S. Bulgaria, (Name: Library and Archives Canada; Location: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca;).
Ship: BULGARIA
Departure Port and Date: Hamburg, Germany - 1898-04-11
Port and Date of Arrival: Halifax, N.S. - 1898-04-24
Remarks: List Number: 85
Reference: RG 76
Microfilm: C-4518
[S352] 1901 Census of Canada, The Territories, District: Alberta, District No. 202, Sub-District: Conjuring Creek, Sub-District No. D1-1, Census of Canada Schedule; Online Images, Page 3, Family No. 28.
[S502] 1906 Census of Canada, Alberta, Strathcona, Sub-District No. 36, Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta Schedule; Online Images, Page 7.
Lines 11 thru 19
[S360] Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church Cemetery (Nisku, Alberta, Canada), Grave Markers.
Szczepan Bara
UR. 1862-UM
28 KWIETNIA 1935

Bara, Maria
UR. 1867-UM
3 LUTEGO 1933